SAILING INSTRUCTIONS America's Cup World Series – Naples – April 11 to 15, 2012 1
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Schedule of Races Day / Date First Start Wed. 1415 April 11 1330 Thur. April 12 1415 1330 Fri. April 13 1415 1330 Sat. April 14 1415 1350 Sun. April 15 1455
Race Target Duration Fleet & Seeding Race 1 & 2 35 Min. Each Alternate ACWS Fleet Racing Championship Race 35 Min Match Racing Qualifiers 1, 2 & 3 15 Min. Each Fleet Races 3 & 4 35 Min. Each Match Racing Quarter Finals 1, 2, 3 & 4 15 Min. Each Fleet Races 5 & 6 35 Min. Each Match Racing Semi Finals 1, 2, & Finals 15 Min. Each Fleet Races 7 & 8 35 Min. Each AC 500 Speed Trials 1&2 16.5 Min. Each Fleet Race 9 35 Min. Each
Match Racing Format Qualifers
Quarter Finals
Q1
1st Seed
Semi Finals
Finals
QF1 8th Seed 9th Seed Winner goes to QF1 Loser is 9th Place Q2 6th Seed 11th Seed Winner goes to QF4 Loser is 11th Place Q3 7th Seed 10th Seed Winner goes to QF3 Loser is 10th Place
Winner Q1 Winner goes to SF1 Loser is 8th Place QF2 3rd Seed
SF1 Winner QF1
Winner Q2
Winner QF2
Winner goes to SF1 Loser is 6th Place
Winner goes to Final Loser is 3rd Place
Winner SF1
QF3 2nd Seed
SF2
Winner SF2
Winner QF3
Winner is 1st Place Loser is 2nd Place
Winner Q3
Winner QF4
Winner goes to SF2 Loser 7th Place
Winner goes to Final Loser is 4th Place
F1
QF4 4th Seed 5th Seed Winner goes to SF2 Loser is 5th Place
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Fleet Racing Scoring Yacht’s shall be scored points as follows: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Races 1-8 10 9 8 7 Race 9 50 30 20 15
5th 6 10
6th 5 9
7th 4 8
8th 3 7
9th 2 6
10th 1 5
11th 1 4
Yacht’s that do not comply with RRSAC rule 28.1, retire after finishing, or are disqualified, score 0 points Each Yacht’s points from all Fleet Races sailed shall be totaled and the highest score declared the AC World Series Naples Fleet Racing Champion. The team with the next highest score, the runner up, etc.
Issued by ACRM pursuant to RRSAC 90.1. Iain Murray, Regatta Director!
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The Courses Courses L2 & L3
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Courses M2 & M3
Course L2 is: Start, Mid Course Mark to port, Leeward Gate, Windward Mark to port, Leeward Gate, Windward Mark to port, Leeward Mark to starboard, Finish. Course L3 is: Start, Mid Course Mark to port, Leeward Gate, Windward Mark to port, Leeward Gate, Windward Mark to port, Leeward Gate, Windward Mark to port, Leeward Mark to starboard, Finish. Course M2 is: Start, Mid Course Mark to port, Leeward Gate, Windward Mark to port, Leeward Gate, Windward Mark to port, Mid Course Mark to port, Finish. Course M3 is: Start, Mid Course Mark to port, Leeward Gate, Windward Mark to port, Leeward Gate, Windward Mark to port, Leeward Gate, Windward Mark to port, Mid Course Mark to port, Finish. Marks are either (a) 8.2-meter power catamarans flying an orange flag, or (b) 13.5 meter power catamarans flying an orange flag. The Signal Boat is the white 21 meter power Catamaran named “Regardless” The Entry Line for match racing shall be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the Signal Boat and a staff displaying an orange flag on a Mark with a flag with the word “Entry”. The Start Line shall be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the Signal Boat and a staff displaying an orange flag on a Mark with a black and white checkered flag with the word “Start”. The Finish Line shall be between the staffs displaying an orange flag on; the Signal Boat and a Mark with a black and white checkered flag with the word “Finish” for courses M2 and M3, and for courses L2 and L3 two Marks, each displaying a black and white checkered flag with the word “Finish”.
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Official Notice Board The official Noticeboard is a virtual notice board located at http://noticeboard.americascup.com/.
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Speed Trial Instructions A yacht shall start by passing between a staff displaying an orange flag on the Signal Boat and a staff displaying an orange flag on a Mark within her start window. A yacht’s start window shall be the first 15 seconds of the 1.5 minutes allocated to her by the Race Committee. A yacht shall finish by passing between the respective staffs displaying an orange flags on two Marks. A yacht will be ranked based on her highest average speed for a run, measured by the Race Committee.
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Crew Weigh In Crews shall weigh in between 0800 and 0900 on Wednesday April 11 and on Saturday April 14 unless otherwise agreed by the Regatta Director.
Issued by ACRM pursuant to RRSAC 90.1. Iain Murray, Regatta Director!